Fencing advice & solutions

A new fence in Sydney can start from around $160 per linear metre for Colorbond, $200 per metre for timber paling and $250 per metre for timber lap & cap. But the price per metre is only part of the final cost. A 20-metre fence can be straightforward on one Sydney property and considerably more expensive on another because of demolition, difficult access, concrete, sloping ground, sleepers, gates or retaining requirements. So before you compare fencing quotes, it helps to und

You want to replace or move a fence, but there's one problem: you and your neighbour don't agree on where the property boundary actually is. Maybe the old fence appears to be inside your property. Maybe your neighbour insists the existing fence is the boundary. Or perhaps neither of you really knows. This is exactly the situation where a Boundary Notice may help. And the process is simpler than it sounds. Not sure where your property boundary actually is? A Boundary Notice ca

Your fence is old, damaged or falling apart. You’ve spoken to your neighbour, maybe even got a quote — and their answer is simple: “I’m not paying for it.” Your neighbour refuses to pay for a dividing fence? In NSW, there is a formal process for resolving fencing disputes and determining how reasonable fencing costs should be shared. So what happens now? Do you have to pay for the whole fence yourself? Can you make your neighbour contribute? And can you just replace the fence

A common boundary issue: the existing fence sits inside the property line, leaving part of the owner’s land on the neighbour’s side of the fence. Found out your fence is 10, 20 or even 50 cm inside your property? Don't move it yet. An existing fence and the legal property boundary are not always in exactly the same place — particularly with older fences. But discovering a gap doesn't automatically mean you should pull the fence down and rebuild it on the line you believe is c